I'd go with "no". Wright would be a better fit - enough scorers out there in the starting 5. Hopefully DeRozan is starting by the end of the season, but maybe if he's good enough in training camp/pre-season he'll start right away.

Jack is the Raptors' best 2-guard but it doesn't make sense to start him since he needs to back up Jose at the 1.

As much as i really like Belinelli, i'd rather have him come off the bench for 20+MPG and being our main scorer off the bench. But it will be him or Derozan. We'll see by the end of training camp which of the two will take the job.

considering ESPN thinks belinelli will start, kind of shows how much of a deal BC got out of that trade considering devean george probably would've been an inactive list player
that or ESPN thinks really low about our SGs and just dumped someone in there

what makes any of you guys think DD is ready to be an NBA starter in this league?
before getting drafted, he was considered a potential project who will take time to develop and will be a good player after getting comfortable and learning the ropes.

Now all of a sudden after a good few games in summer league, you guys have him slotted to start?
i dunno... what happened to taking our time with him?

considering ESPN thinks belinelli will start, kind of shows how much of a deal BC got out of that trade considering devean george probably would've been an inactive list player
that or ESPN thinks really low about our SGs and just dumped someone in there

Considering ESPN ranked the Raptors at 9th for this coming season, it shows that they are prone to wild speculation and dont' really 'know' anything. Their guess is as good as the next guys.

Oh and the only one that is sick, wicked and nasty! around here is me...so i suggest you drop the handle

imo this is the perfect lineup to throw him into the water and see if he can swim. belli is a perfect spark off the bench and i'd rather see wright be primarily a backup 3. put dd in as a starter, have him be the 5th wheel and get used to the guys he'll be playing with for years. he can hit spot-up mid rangers and attack the bucket when his man goes to double. if it doesn't pan out, put him back on teh bench.

defense needs to be a team concept anyways, and it's not like belli is a defensive stud. wright is probably better, but not so much better (on defense) that he should be starting.

if we try it and dd takes off then it's a huge reward move. if he doesn't take off he's right where we expected him to be and he goes to the bench. no real risk in giving it a try. if it works, the team balances out perfectly.

imo this is the perfect lineup to throw him into the water and see if he can swim. belli is a perfect spark off the bench and i'd rather see wright be primarily a backup 3. put dd in as a starter, have him be the 5th wheel and get used to the guys he'll be playing with for years. he can hit spot-up mid rangers and attack the bucket when his man goes to double. if it doesn't pan out, put him back on teh bench.

defense needs to be a team concept anyways, and it's not like belli is a defensive stud. wright is probably better, but not so much better (on defense) that he should be starting.

if we try it and dd takes off then it's a huge reward move. if he doesn't take off he's right where we expected him to be and he goes to the bench. no real risk in giving it a try. if it works, the team balances out perfectly.

+1

Jose/Jack
Derozan/Belinelli
Turkoglu/Wright
Bosh/Evans
Bargnani/Rasho

looks good to me, very solid rotation. If Derozan can hold his own on defence we're golden.

derozan should start, at least for the majority of the season, i can see belinelli starting the season off at the starting SG position, but derozan will take that spot pretty soon into the season, unless this lineup is working well